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International visitors will pay more than locals for DOC huts and campsites on New Zealand’s four most popular Great Walks as part of a trial for the 2018/19 season, Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage announced today.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Conservation

Children will learn about waste and recycling with a Sustainability Trust-run programme getting a $157,000 grant from the Government’s Waste Minimisation Fund, Associate Environment Minister Eugenie Sage announced today.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Environment

A taskforce has been set up to deal with the impact of the Chinese Government’s ban on the import of many recycling materials, Associate Environment Minister Eugenie Sage announced today.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Environment

An ambitious plan to eradicate pests from Taranaki will get an $11.7 million funding injection from Predator Free 2050 Ltd, Conservation Minister, Eugenie Sage announced today.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Conservation

Associate Environment Minister Eugenie Sage today announced funding to increase E-waste recycling and avoid it ending up in landfills.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Environment

Birds are flourishing in South Westland’s Landsborough valley thanks to 20 years of sustained predator control, says Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Conservation

Public input will be sought on proposals to enact the Government’s policy of no new mines on conservation land, Conservation Minister, Eugenie Sage announced today.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Conservation

Plastic recycling company Astron is getting $500,000 under the Government’s Waste Minimisation Fund to expand its plastic recycling facility in New Zealand, Associate Environment Minister Eugenie Sage announced today.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Environment

Recycling just got smarter and brighter with new cleverly designed bins to improve recycling and collection launched by Associate Environment Minister Eugenie Sage today.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Environment

A facility to recycle tyres and a project to reuse old photocopier toner are getting off the ground with support from the Waste Minimisation Fund, Associate Environment Minister Eugenie Sage said today.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Environment

New Zealand’s distinctive native plants, wildlife and natural landscapes will benefit from a funding boost for the Department of Conservation (DOC), Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage announced today.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Conservation

Possums, rats and stoats are the big losers in Budget 2018 and our forests, birds and other wildlife the winners, Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage announced today.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Conservation

Possums, rats and stoats are the big losers in Budget 2018 and our forests, birds and other wildlife the winners, Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage announced today.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Conservation

Freshwater fish will have a better chance of survival under guidelines launched by Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage today.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Conservation

An ambitious plan to enable more people to enjoy the beauty of Mt Taranaki and strengthen connections to its natural and cultural heritage has been announced by Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones and Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage.

  • Hon Shane Jones
  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Conservation
  • Regional Economic Development

The roll-out of 20 innovative cleaning stations has started as part of the Department of Conservation’s efforts to reduce the spread of kauri dieback, Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage announced today.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Conservation

In a world-leading conservation effort, mice have been successfully eradicated from Antipodes Island in the New Zealand Subantarctic, Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage announced today.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Conservation

Fisheries Minister Stuart Nash and Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage are accelerating work to improve protection of the nationally endangered Hector’s dolphin, after five were accidentally killed in a fishing net off Banks Peninsula.

  • Hon Stuart Nash
  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Conservation
  • Fisheries

Nominations for Conservation Boards have been reopened to ensure they reflect the diverse communities they serve, Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage announced today.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Conservation

The May round of the Waste Minimisation Fund will target projects that build in reducing waste from the outset, Associate Environment Minister Eugenie Sage said today.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Environment

New Zealand has joined the United Nations-led CleanSeas campaign to rid our oceans of plastic, Associate Environment Minister Eugenie Sage announced today.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Environment

One of New Zealand’s rare bats is on its way to recovery after successful large-scale predator control in Fiordland, according to a new science report released by Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage today.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Conservation

Two options to protect areas of ocean off the east coast of the South Island will be considered by Fisheries Minister Stuart Nash and Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage.

  • Hon Stuart Nash
  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Conservation
  • Fisheries

Seaweek celebrations, beginning on 3 March, provide an opportunity to highlight the plight of our precious marine species, Conservation Minister, Eugenie Sage says.

  • Hon Eugenie Sage
  • Conservation